Insurer agrees to $1.6M settlement over autism therapy
Insurance company Anthem has agreed to pay more than $1.6 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed by Indiana parents who were denied coverage for therapy for their children with autism.
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Trump: Raid on his lawyer abuses attorney-client privilege
Federal agents have raided the office of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen, seizing records on topics that include a $130,000 payment made to porn actress Stormy Daniels, who says she had sex with Trump. The raid prompted a new blast Tuesday from the president, who tweeted that “Attorney-client privilege is dead!”
East Chicago lead contamination cleanup might take 3 years
EPA officials say excavating the remaining lead and arsenic contamination near a federal Superfund site in northwestern Indiana could take another three years.
Lake County judges seek funding to aid with e-filing shift
Judges in Lake County are seeking money to hire new staffers they say are needed to help shift to a new online filing system.
Tennessee man gets 6 years for death of Indiana man at concert
A Tennessee man will serve six years in the death of an Indiana man who was dragged, then run over by an SUV.
Ex-Hammond police officer sentenced in woman’s death
A former Hammond police officer has been sentenced to 55 years in prison in the slaying of the mother of three of his children.
Vigo school district sues to recover money from scheme
A western Indiana school district has filed a lawsuit to recover the roughly $100,000 it lost in a multi-year kickback scheme.
Monroe County man arrested in February fire that killed woman, 85
A Monroe County man accused of setting a house fire that killed an 85-year-old woman has been arrested in California.
A look at the fallout from the Larry Nassar scandal
Numerous people have been fired or forced out of jobs in the wake of the scandal involving once-renowned gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, who is serving decades in prison for molesting athletes and for child pornography crimes.
Lake County to test decade-long backlog of rape kits
Lake County plans to test some of the 240 untested rape kits that are part of a decade-long backlog and make policy changes to help prevent another logjam, officials said.
Mueller’s Russia probe shows it pays to cooperate
George Papadopoulos, taken by surprise by FBI agents at an airport last summer, now tweets smiling beach selfies with a Mykonos hashtag. Rick Gates, for weeks on home confinement with electronic monitoring, gets rapid approval for a family vacation and shaves down his potential prison time. Michael Flynn, once targeted in a grand jury investigation, travels cross-country to stump for a California congressional candidate and books a New York speaking event. The message is unmistakable: It pays to cooperate with the government.
Retired Ball State professor gets probation after plea deal
A retired Ball State University journalism professor who pleaded guilty to a lesser charge after being accused of molesting a boy has been placed on probation for 18 months.
Holcomb to launch coding program for female inmates
Gov. Eric Holcomb is launching a program that teaches inmates at the Indiana Women’s Prison how to code. The program to be unveiled Thursday will provide software engineering skills that might lead to potential jobs in the technology sector after female offenders are released.
Man gets 50 years in slaying of Terre Haute radio personality
A man who prosecutors say planned a burglary that led to the 2016 beating death of Terre Haute radio personality Matt Luecking has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Donald Featherstone on Wednesday was the final defendant in the murder case to learn his punishment.
Attempted murder conviction vacated for ineffective counsel
A man’s attempted murder conviction after a Vanderburgh County knife attack will be vacated after a divided Indiana Court of Appeals found his trial counsel erred by failing to object to two jury instructions.
Kennedy-King historic honor granted for Indianapolis park
The Indianapolis park where Robert Kennedy called for peace and unity just hours after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. has officially been designated a National Historic Site. The designation comes as events at the park mark the 50th anniversary of King’s death.
AP Source: Mueller says Trump not criminal target currently
Special counsel Robert Mueller has informed President Donald Trump’s attorneys that the president is not currently considered a criminal target in the Russia investigation, according to a person familiar with the conversation.
Demolition begins at contaminated E. Chicago housing complex
Demolition has begun at a northwest Indiana public housing complex contaminated with arsenic and lead. Demolition of East Chicago's West Calumet Housing Complex will remove all buildings, foundations, streets and sidewalks, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
First person sentenced in Russia probe draws 30 days, fine
A Dutch attorney who lied to federal agents investigating former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in prison in the first punishment handed down in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. He was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine.
EPA, U.S. Steel reach consent decree over chemical spill
.S. Steel will pay a $600,000 civil penalty and $630,000 to reimburse various federal agencies for costs and damages after one of its plants discharged wastewater containing a potentially carcinogenic chemical into a tributary of Lake Michigan, federal and state officials said Monday.